Zhongtie Township (Chinese: 中铁乡; pinyin: Zhōngtiě Xiāng; lit.

[3] 97% of Zhongtie's Township's population has Tibetan descent, other groups included Han, Hui and Mongols.

Zhongtie Township has frequent natural disasters and issues including hailstorms, droughts, gales, extremely low temperatures, ice storms etc.

The township holds sports competitions annually that include archery and horse racing.

During the reign of the Sui Dynasty, Zhongtie Township was considered a tribal community.